‘E.T.’ hits theaters for 30th anniversary

Elliot (Henry Thomas) makes friends with a lost alien in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Steven Spielberg’s film is getting a special release in select theaters for its 30th anniversary.

Denton Record-Chronicle

Published: 27 September 2012 10:04 AM

Denton’s Cinemark 14 will join select
cinemas around the country in screening “TCM Presents E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 30th Anniversary Event” on Wednesday.

E.T.:
The Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg,
originally opened in theaters in 1982. The film garnered four Academy Awards
and is listed as the fourth most successful all-time movie in the domestic box
office.

E.T.
is the story of Elliot (Henry Thomas), a young boy who meets and forges a
relationship with a lost alien. With the help of his siblings, Elliot attempts
to help the alien find his way home.

Universal Pictures has partnered with
NCM Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies to bring a new digitally remastered
version of the film to theaters around the country. Denton’s Cinemark 14 will
offer a 2 p.m. matinee screening and a 7 p.m. show.

The screening will include a taped
introduction by TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, special footage on how Spielberg came
up with the film, and a discussion by Drew Barrymore, who played Gertie in the
film, about what E.T. means to her 30
years later.

Tickets can be purchased at the box
office or online at www.fathomevents.com. Cinemark 14 is located at 2825 Wind
River Lane in Denton.

— Britney Tabor

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